Console flight management system and method
First Claim
1. A flight management system, comprising:
- a correlation engine;
a portable device interface for coupling the correlation engine to a portable device; and
a template database coupled to the correlation engine, wherein the correlation engine correlates data obtained from one or more sensors to generate flight management information, wherein the correlation engine selects a template from the template database for formatting the flight management information based on a type of portable device coupled to the portable device interface, and wherein the flight management information is formatted for output to the portable device based on the selected template.
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Abstract
A console flight management system and method are provided. With the system and method, sensor/instrument signals are obtained from sensors and instruments of the aircraft and are passed through one or more driver interfaces. The driver interfaces act as device drivers for the particular sensors and instruments and convert the signals received into a standardized data format. The sensor/instrument data obtained from the sensor/instrument signals, which has been formatted to the standardized data format, is then provided to a flight management information correlation engine. The flight management information correlation engine obtains correlation rules and correlation configuration data from associated databases and applies the correlation rules and correlation configuration data to the formatted sensor/instrument data. The result is a correlation of the sensor/instrument data that provides meaningful information to a pilot such that the information aides the pilot in the operation of the aircraft based on the current sensor and instrument readings. The output from the application of the correlation rules and correlation configuration data to the sensor/instrument data is then formatted using templates established for different types of portable devices. The formatted output is then sent to an input/output interface which may transmit the output via a wired or wireless connection to the portable device.
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22 Claims
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1. A flight management system, comprising:
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a correlation engine;
a portable device interface for coupling the correlation engine to a portable device; and
a template database coupled to the correlation engine, wherein the correlation engine correlates data obtained from one or more sensors to generate flight management information, wherein the correlation engine selects a template from the template database for formatting the flight management information based on a type of portable device coupled to the portable device interface, and wherein the flight management information is formatted for output to the portable device based on the selected template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing flight management information to a user of a flight management system, comprising:
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obtaining flight data from one or more sensors;
correlating the flight data from the one or more sensors using one or more correlation rules to generate flight management information;
selecting a template for formatting the flight management information to be output on an output device based on a type of the output device; and
outputting the flight management information, formatted using the selected template, to the output device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for providing flight management information to a user of a flight management system, comprising:
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first instructions for obtaining flight data from one or more sensors;
second instructions for correlating the flight data from the one or more sensors using one or more correlation rules to generate flight management information;
third instructions for selecting a template for formatting the flight management information to be output on an output device based on a type of the output device; and
fourth instructions for outputting the flight management information, formatted using the selected template, to the output device.
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